A short taxi ride from the hotel took us into central Deagu and the Yangnyeongsi Market. The market wasn't what we first expected. We had expected an open market, but instead the market consisted of rows of small, fascinating shops containing the strangest assortment of items that are used in traditional Korean medicine.
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| Becky outside the Oriental Drug Store |
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| The street was filled with shop after shop filled with weird and wonderful items for making traditional remedies. |
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| Jars filled with honey coloured liquids and strange assortment of roots |
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| Strange roots the size of human thighs |
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| Deer antlers! |
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| Dried bark and herbs |
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| More antlers - not sure what the significance of the stuffed bird though. |
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| Next door to the market was the Museum of Traditional Korean Medicine - had lots of fun interactive exhibits |
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Outside the museum - a sculpture of giant teapotsSome exhibits in the museum  |
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| Some sources of ingredients for traditional medicines |
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| Rarer ingredients included bear bile and pearls |
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| Becky measuring her own blood pressure |
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| You could even have a relaxing foot spa |
Seomun Market
Some pictures from Seomun Market. This was a huge, multistorey complex with over 4,000 shops, but a really wonderful, bustling atmosphere.
Some pictures from Seomun Market. This was a huge, multistorey complex with over 4,000 shops, but a really wonderful, bustling atmosphere.
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| It was hot! |
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| There were whole streets where every shop sold only hardware items and machine parts of every kind imaginable - including chainsaws |
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| Other streets had only shops that sold motorbikes! |
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